Sunil Narine’s Super Over heroics power KKR to thrilling win over LSG in IPL clash
Sunil Narine produced a match-winning Super Over performance, dismissing Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram to guide Kolkata Knight Riders to victory over Lucknow Super Giants. He credited team backing and experience for delivering under pressure in a tense finish.
Hyderabad: Sunil Narine, who bowled a dream Super Over dimissing Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram in the first three balls conceding just one run to clinch the issue for Kolkata Knight Riders against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday, said when he was bowling good one had the opportunity to do it.
“It’s always a tough situation but I think it’s a bit easier when you bowl a Super Over first. It’s up there,” he said of the delivery to dismiss Pooran.
“I think obviously the situation makes it a bit better but in saying that I’m genuinely happy for the team. I think we have been struggling, and you need games like this to try to get momentum. I know it’s going to be tough but I think once you try to take it game by game we’ll be in the good end,”said Narine who once bowled a maiden Super Over in the Caribbean Premier League.
“I think the entire team backed me so I think once everyone said the same thing it was pretty easy and obviously, as I said, bowling first you could relax a little more even though it’s not a much relaxing place to be,” the West Indian T-20 great said.
“Yeah, I think it’s always tough and I mean this,” Narine said of Tyagi’s last over. “I think no matter how senior you are, how junior you are, bowling a last over to defend, no matter who you bowl to, is going to be tough. I think he has been bowling well the entire season. I mean you can’t fault him for those things.”
“Things like that happen but obviously it’s a learning curve and every mistake is something you look forward to, to try to correct it.”
“I think all the coaching staff said, ‘Sunny, you’re going to bowl it,’ and I just said, ‘Okay, that’s no problem,” Narine signed off.
